Systems of Frequency Curves

It should be of especial value as a quick reference book for formulae and methods used in fitting frequency curves.

William Palin Elderton (Author), Norman Lloyd Johnson (Author)

9780521093361, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 11 January 2009

228 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.34 kg

'Gives a fascinating view into statistical thinking in the early 20th century … The place of this book in the statistical literature is a credit to its authors.' The Actuary

Sir William Elderton's Frequency Curves and Correlation was first published in 1906 and subsequently three new editions were published. It has long enjoyed popularity as a source of clear descriptions of the practical use of Pearson and also Gram-Charlie systems of frequency curves. Professor Johnson has substantially revised this book. The material on correlations has been omitted; descriptions of further kinds of frequency curves have been added; the treatment of frequency surfaces has been recast and broadened; and the opportunity has been taken to amend the original text in the light of later research. The aim of this book remains essentially practical. There is no attempt at encyclopaedic coverage of all known systems of frequency curves and surfaces. It should be of especial value as a quick reference book (for statisticians and non-statisticians alike) for formulae and methods used in fitting frequency curves.

Preface
1. Introductory
2. Frequency distributions
3. Methods of moments
4. Pearson's system of frequency curves
5. Calculation
6. Curves represented by series expansions
7. Translation systems
8. Frequency surfaces
9. Standard errors
10. Tests of goodness of fit
Appendices
Index.

Subject Areas: Mathematics [PB]